Pipe Organ Database

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Hinners Organ Co. (1916)

Location:

Methodist Church
537 Rountree St.
Hillsboro, IL 62049 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 19198

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist Churches
  • The organ is known from a single historic document only; presumed no longer extant, and may never have existed.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jim Stettner on April 30, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Pneumatic
  • 8 ranks. 2 manuals.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Pneumatic chests
  • Built by Hinners Organ Co.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on April 30, 2022.
Main:
  • Built by Hinners Organ Co.
  • Manuals: 2
  • Key Action: Tubular-pneumatic connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Tubular-pneumatic connection between stop control and chest.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on April 30, 2022.
Database Manager on July 21, 2005:

This entry represents the first installation of a new organ. Identified from the Hinners opus list.

The church later had an electronic. SUbsequent disposition of the Hinners is unknown.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on April 30, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Church exterior: Photograph from an archival source: Vintage postcard, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 1910